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Re: [TenTec] USER INTERFACE: Wish List for ORION-III

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Subject: Re: [TenTec] USER INTERFACE: Wish List for ORION-III
From: "Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP" <Rick@DJ0IP.de>
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Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2014 06:40:12 +0200
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THIS sub-thread (pan adaptor / scope / etc.) within the O3 features thread
is probably the area where the opinions differ the most.

James wants a computer so he can do more stuff.
Cecil does not.
I'm sure there are hundreds of us in one camp or the other.

I think we all agree on most of the legacy radio features.
But with the Pan Adaptor we're all over the map.

What should Ten-Tec do?

Simple:  build the panadaptor external to the radio.
 
 Once it is external, it can be any size, have any features, be changed at
any time, etc.
It can have a VGA port, CAT connection, You name it!

73 - Rick, DJ0IP
(Nr. Frankfurt am Main)

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Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2014 3:23 AM
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Subject: Re: [TenTec] USER INTERFACE: Wish List for ORION-III

OK by me.

But ... if it is connected to the computer, you could easily write software
to allow you to interactively tune the rig with a mouse or keyboard action,
and I suspect it would be more difficult to do that with a rig-monitor-only
solution.

I would kidnap N4PY and coerce him into writing a neato interactive control
application for it.  Like in his existing program.  You click on a signal
peak on the graphic screen, and, VOILA, the radio tunes to that frequency
/signal... and,... optimally, tunes and makes the call using a bank of
recorded contact voice keyer sound files, and then logs the contact in your
favorite log book, and emits a sound cue indicating it 
is ready to make another contact.   (OK... perhaps I have gone too far 
in my imagination...)   ;-)      ;-)

So... would your solution be interactive... or do we not need that?
Interesting stuff.

----------------- JHR -----------------

On 4/8/2014 7:48 PM, Cecil wrote:
> ...would rather have a VGA port on the radio to connect
a standard off the shelf computer monitor to...that way I could also
determine the size of the display.
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